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The Charlotte Jewish News - June-July 2014 - Page 9 2014 CJFF Fan Appreciation Day: Free Screenings The Charlotte Jewish Film Festival had a dilemma. How do you give baek to the fans, volun teers, sponsors, and partners that made 2014 our most sueeessful season ever, whieh eulminated in winning a third straight Charlotte Magazine BOB award as Voter’s Choiee for Best Loeal Film Festi val or Series? How about a day of free films? On Sunday, July 20, the Char lotte Jewish Film Festival will of- fieially eonelude its Tenth Anniversary season by putting on its first Fan Appreeiation Day. “We wanted to do something speeial for the Charlotte eommu- nity that has supported us so eom- pletely the last ten years,” said CJFF Direetor Riek Willenzik. “We deeided that there was no SAH erowd in February at Temple Is rael. Free tiekets ean be pieked up at the LJCC Customer Serviee Desk starting June 16. All the films will be shown in the LJCC Sam Lemer Center at Shalom Park. If you have any questions, please eall 704-366-5007. See you at the movies! A “Life in Stills ‘When Jews Were Funny better way to do that than to put on a free day of films with eneore showings of some of our most popular offerings from this year.” The Fan Appreeiation lineup and sehedule will be: 2 PM: Life in Stills was origi nally seheduled to be shown in February but was postponed due to snow. It’s the moving true story of the effort to save nearly one million negatives that inelude some of Israel’s defining mo ments. Life in Stills has won more than 20 international film festival awards. 4 PM: 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus was the winner of this year’s CJFF Audienee Award. 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Moishe House is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting community among Jewish young adults in their twen ties and early thirties. Moishe House looks to fill the void that often exists after graduating col lege and prior to “settling down.” The Moishe House Foundation in cludes 60 houses in 13 countries around the world. The organiza tion brings together groups of three to five Jewish adults who live together and plan local pro grams, both home-based and ex ternal, for other young Jewish adults. Moishe House Charlotte began in August 2013 and has hosted over 50 events ranging from serv ice projects to social events to Jewish learning. Moishe House Charlotte just bid farewell to Es ther Brigham as she makes aliyah and moves to Jerusalem, and wel comes our newest resident Rachel Dilles. Diana Warth, Elana Con gress, Audrey Singer, and multi ple cats make up the rest of the crew. 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